Using Ice To Numb Before Dermal Fillers

When administering dermal fillers, it’s essential to prioritise clients’ comfort. Although REVOLAX, our industry-leading and cutting-edge dermal filler, is formulated with lidocaine to reduce client discomfort, it may not be suitable for everyone.

Whether you’re treating sensitive areas or accommodating clients with lidocaine allergies, it’s important to understand how to numb skin effectively and how to reduce pain before lip fillers. In this guide, we’ll explore the best methods to reduce pain during dermal filler treatments.

Why Numbing the Skin is Important

Dermal fillers often target areas with thinner, more sensitive skin, such as the lips, under the eyes, and nasolabial folds. As with all injectable treatments, inadequate pain management could lead to clients experiencing heightened discomfort, bruising, or swelling. Numbing the skin correctly, can make clients feel more at ease and minimise their pain for a more pleasant experience. For more on preparing patients for filler treatments, check out our blog titled ‘What to Avoid Before Lip Fillers: A Guide for Practitioners’.

How to Numb Skin

There are several techniques that can be used to numb the skin prior to injectable treatments, such as numbing creams, ice, and skin tension.

1. Numb the appropriate areas: In sensitive areas, numbing cream such as LMX should be left for 20 minutes. The maximum effect takes between 40 and 60 minutes.
2. Apply ice to each section: When using ice, wait no longer than 20 minutes in sensitive areas and 10 minutes elsewhere. Ice also reduces bruising and swelling to a minimum.
3. Apply tension: For optimum results and better pain management, maximum skin tension should be maintained. The skin should be stretched where tissue is mobile, such as the lips and under the eyes. However, where the skin is less mobile, such as the cheek and jaw, it should be pinched.

Reducing Pain for Clients with Allergies

For patients who cannot use lidocaine-based products, ice is a key pain management tool. Practitioners can confidently use the above skin-numbing techniques to ensure client comfort.

The Importance of Proper Aftercare

Whilst perfecting numbing techniques is vital to ensuring a comfortable treatment process, correct aftercare is just as essential to minimising post-treatment complications for a smoother recovery and optimal results. Aftercare can help reduce pain, bruising, and swelling after the treatment, prevent infection, and promote healing. Read our guide on What to Avoid After Lip Fillers: A Guide for Practitioners for more information and discover our collection of aesthetics aftercare products at Fox Pharma.

Fox Pharma has a range of products to help you improve your clients’ post-treatment care, such as REVOLAX Post Treatment Guide and REVOLAX Cooling Ice Packs. 

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Managing pain before dermal filler injections is key to a successful treatment and positive patient experience. By using numbing creams, ice, and the right skin tension techniques, practitioners can ensure patient comfort while achieving precise results.
Qualified practitioners can register with Fox Pharma today to access our innovative range of aesthetics supplies and aesthetics aftercare products.